The Public Broadcasting System has picked up the Arizona Public
Media production formerly known as "Tucson Remembers: The Korean
War."

"Unforgettable: The Korean War," is airing nationally this
Monday, June 21, at 10 p.m. It honors the 60th anniversary of the
Korean War.

"Unforgettable," produced and directed by award-winning Desert
Speaks producer Tom Kleespie, is the second program from
KUAT/Arizona Public Media that's been aired on a national level by
PBS, a release said.

Korea was the "un-won" war that never ended … no one even wanted
to declare it a war, the release said. It was the "Korean
Conflict," a "Police Action" and finally, the "Forgotten War."

"No matter the name, what happened in Korea was still a war,
killing millions and affecting hundreds of thousands here at home,"
it continued.

"Unforgettable: The Korean War" is "a powerful journey with
Korean War veterans as they recount their emotions and their
memories of the war and of America in the early 1950s, when young
men from all over the world were being shipped off to defend South
Korea against the advancing Communist army."

The war period was "a discordant time for many nations," it
continued. "Former World War II allies were suddenly potential
enemies. People who were eager to enjoy peace and prosperity after
the sacrifices of World War II — many of them had never even heard
of Korea — now had to digest the news that their loved ones were
being shipped overseas yet again.

Korean War veterans from different branches of the U.S. armed
forces share their stories. "They don't call it the forgotten war
for nothing… nobody remembers Korea," said Bill Williams, U.S. Air
Force.

"Is it a forgotten war? Of course it's a forgotten war. It was
forgotten when I walked home and people said to me, 'Johnny, what
are you doing in that uniform?,'" said John Martin Meek, U.S.
Navy.

"Unforgettable: The Korean War" is being made available from PBS
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